BEST FILM
The Audition (2019)
Director: Guy Lichtenstein
Country: Austria
Duration: 22:25
Synopsis: Even though she is exceptionally talented, Sarah is still stuck performing at small events. Today she is performing at the wedding of her ex, Jurgen. The former couple tries to stay out of each other’s way but old memories and sacrifices emerge anyway. bravely Sarah strokes her bow over the strings, maybe she can finally find closure to the story, while around her a wedding is being celebrated.
BEST DIRECTOR
The Audition (2019)
Director: Guy Lichtenstein
Country: Austria
Duration: 22:25
Synopsis: Even though she is exceptionally talented, Sarah is still stuck performing at small events. Today she is performing at the wedding of her ex, Jurgen. The former couple tries to stay out of each other’s way but old memories and sacrifices emerge anyway. bravely Sarah strokes her bow over the strings, maybe she can finally find closure to the story, while around her a wedding is being celebrated.
BEST SCREENPLAY
Shutdown (2019)
Director: Cindy Lartigue, Victoria Durand, Amandine Bouétard, Chloé Gomez
Country: France
Duration: 06:58
Synopsis: At the very heart of a funfair stuck in time, a man goes in search of his loved one. This painful journey between joy caught under the stone and the deafening silence of solitude, will make him face the truth.
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE UNKNOWN RACER (2019)
Director: Danya Razuvaev
Country: Russian Federation
Duration: 08:35
Synopsis: Short movie about the amateur racer, who is going to be the first racer from russia who took part in one of the toughest race in the world.
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM
Cover (2019)
Director: Vahid Alvandifar
Country: Iran, Islamic Republic of
Duration: 15:00 Synopsis: Everyone has a reason
BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM
Heart Issues (2019)
Director: Guy Lichtenstein
Country: Austria
Duration: 08:25
Synopsis: Sganarell’s tobacco shop makes its business over the disappearance of Doni, a don juan who left so many broken hearts behind. Now Sganarell has to deal with the Drama, as two of these ladies appear in his shop unexpectedly at the same time.
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Waiting for the Sea (2020)
Director: George Itzhak
Country: United States
Duration: 25:10
Synopsis: Can an electronic music festival inspire a creative renaissance in Uzbekistan – and shine an international spotlight on a little-known environmental disaster?
BEST ANIMATION SHORT FILM
Leaf (2019)
Director: Aliona BARANOVA
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 05:40
Synopsis: Huge sailor gets an autumn leaf from a small girl. It reminds him of his home. How long he has not been there? He runs to meet his old parents. What will he find there?
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM
ELLE/ÉL (2019)
Director: ELLIOT HUESCAR
Country: Spain
Duration: 09:00
Synopsis: At the wheel of his red Alpha-Romeo of the 60’s, Él, a Spanish male, sexist and married, picks up Elle, a young French hitchhiker, not as innocent as she seems…
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
TSOY IS DEAD! (2020)
Director: Alexander Solovyov
Country: Russian Federation
Duration: 05:19
Synopsis: Nine-year old Kim lives in North Korea. Surrounded by a totalitarian regime every day is the same – until the moment when Viktor Tsoy’s rock concert interferes with the usual TV Signal. Kim is shocked by what he sees and becomes obsessed by the rock star, trying to move and dance like him. Kim is not the same person anymore, but will his new personality be accepted by his surroundings?
